November 11, 2016 // WSN, Monterey, California

Trying to do reproducible science



data_final_v2.xls



Re: FWD: data question






Actually doing reproducible science


We struggled to reproduce our own work.

Data science principles and tools have changed how we do science:

  • reproducibility
  • collaboration
  • communication



Lowndes et al., in prep

Data science

Data science

Conflated questions

Science:

  • when is X most abundant?
  • what is Y's habitat preferences?









Conflated questions

Science:

  • when is X most abundant?
  • what is Y's habitat preferences?

Data science:

  • how do I import my data?
  • how do I subset the years I want?

Data science tools

Ocean Health Index

a method to score benefits that oceans provide to people

Ocean Health Index

a method to score benefits that oceans provide to people

  • we struggled to reproduce our own work
  • we had focused only on scientific methods, not data prep (= data science)

Doing reproducible science

Doing reproducible science

Doing reproducible science

Ocean Health Index

a method to score benefits that oceans provide to people

You can do better science in less time:

Get to your science questions sooner

1. Learn to code
    - in R
    - with RStudio

2. Use version control
    - git
    - with GitHub
    - through RStudio







You can do better science in less time:

Get to your science questions sooner

1. Learn to code
    - in R
    - with RStudio

2. Use version control
    - git
    - with GitHub
    - through RStudio

3. Learn in an intentional way

  • feel empowered (in a panic)
  • think ahead (for a single purpose)
  • with a community (in isolation)

Great resources

Thank you

to the OHI team, colleagues, #rstats community